Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
THE FIDELITY BANK.
Further Revelations Of Hsvpsr's CFeoksd
Transactions.

Further 60v0lott00S OF uotpoS1o NkOOASa
Transactions.
CINCINNATI, O., december 1.-The Harper
trial was resumed this morning with J. w.
Wiltshire on the stand. His testimony
sho we'd he had purchased for Harper 10 the
Chicago market about twsnty million
Bushels OF wheat. OF which they were hold
ing fourteen million bushels whom the crash
came last year. The loss represented by
the break in their corner was from three to
Jour million dollars. In every way be
made it clear that Harper was bis princi
pal, that his checks on tie Fidelity Bank
were not against any balance there to his
credit. and he was given to understs nd
they were to be protected by Harper. On
croes-examination the fact was elected
that Wiltshire had deposited checks aRgre'
Eating three hundred thousand dollars on
the First N .:ional Bank OF this city and
ninet y-fivs Thousand on the Merchants
Bank With the Fidelity where they were
treated as cash. He had not that amount
of money in thore banks at the time the
checks were drawn, but he did it bsca use
he was instructed 80 to do by Harper,
whom he supposed to be abundantly able
to
TAKE CARE or THE Greeks.
When court commenced in the afternoon
the ecross-examinatiOn uf Wiltshire vas re-
sun,ed. He said he had given the cheeks to
Harper to take up others. Did not know
to what amount. Said he had teleeraphed
from Cleveland to Chicag, to buy wheat
for Harper. On Jane fourth, he went to
Harper's house to make q auggestion: saw
him again in the evening and 60: q package
to take to Chicago. Mr.. Gahr. Harper's
hrothe r-in.law, went with him to Chicago
and took poss ssion OF an envelope H,rper
had gwen him. saying it contained $500
900. Ker-haw and Hnyt went with b M
to The bank. His ins tructions were based
IN a telegram from Harperto the American
National Exchange Bank. II the bank
won d agree to take this package and see
tina. the brokers representing the deal were
amply protect, d ard furnish the men with
such accommodation as would carry 1t
out, he was to lea We ,ne package. He acted
nndrr the instruct ions and did not think it
any thing unusual.
THE GOVERNMENT COUNSEL
then took the witness and showed by him
that several orders for wheat were signed
by Harper with his initials. He had stated
in his first examination that John V. Lewis
had furnished eome 100000 IN c. ecks
which Wiltshire had discounted nd put in
the Fidelity Bank to the credit ot the Har-
per d. n. He now stated the Chicago firm
knew nothing OF Lewis in the ira aDsact'on.
They only knew Wiltshire. Witness said
tie checks on the First National were met
bv deposits from the Fidelity. 80 far az be
knew all money came from the Fidelity
Mr.. Ebenezer Schofied, cashier Of the First
National Bank, New York, testified that
his bank made loan to the Fidelity on
two certificates Of deposit. which he pro-
dueed. They were for 5000. 900 each. due
June 27 and July 7. They were accom-
ea MED by etter, which he also produced
also another letter received previously
The fret letter caves q
LIST OF coLLArERAL
for the loan. including notes OF the River
side Iron and Steel Company, Swift 1ror
Company. E. L. Harper & Co.. and others
The letter was signed E. L. Harper, v. p
Consiilera hle detail was asked OF this wit
ness, the District Attorney saying the pur
pose was to shaw that Harper was insolv
ent; that the money used was drawn IRON
the bank. Will. aperisl account wa,
kept for the purpose OF giving him tictitiou'
credit. Schoteld said their claim pre-
aented to Receiver Armstrong was f"'
about $25OOOO. Jane. G. QuinIan n
cashier OF the Chemical National Bank
New York, said his bank had made losr
March 2 to the Fidelity OF 100000 "ne
certain collateral. These included nots.
Of the compa nies named by the other wit
ness, as we'll as by the Champion Machine
Works. Whitley, Fassler Il Kelly, ant
Hon. S. Bundy. Adjourned.